Best Public Schools in Zip Code 46526

Summary:

Zip code 46526 is home to 10 schools, serving elementary, middle, and high school grades across two districts: Goshen Community Schools and Fairfield Community Schools. The area features a mix of school sizes and performance levels, with a notable disparity in academic achievement and socioeconomic indicators between the two districts.

Within zip code 46526, Fairfield Junior-Senior High School and Benton Elementary School, both part of the Fairfield Community Schools district, stand out for their strong academic performance. Fairfield Junior-Senior High School consistently earns high statewide ratings and demonstrates impressive proficiency in SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing. Benton Elementary School is recognized as an exceptional elementary school, with particularly high math proficiency rates that significantly exceed district and state averages. These schools also have lower rates of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting a potentially more socioeconomically advantaged student population.

In contrast, schools within the Goshen Community Schools district, such as Goshen High School and Goshen Junior High School, generally show lower statewide rankings and test proficiency rates, despite higher per-student spending. For instance, Goshen High School's SAT Math proficiency is notably low compared to the state average. A striking and unusual finding across all schools in this zip code is the identical chronic absenteeism rate of 17.8% for the 2023-2024 school year, indicating a potential systemic issue that warrants further attention and intervention.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)							ILEARN Math (2025)							ILEARN Science (2025)			ILEARN Social Studies (2025)	ILEARN Biology (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Fairfield Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	67530 Us 33	Goshen	46526	Elkhart County	Fairfield Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(574) 831-2184	944	57	16.6	28.2%	829 (87.8%)	5 (0.5%)	89 (9.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.1%)	71.3	75^th of 429 public high schools	82.5%		63	117^th of 432 public high schools	72.9%	42	66.1	30.3					33.7	46.1	40.1					44.4	37.2	40.7					47.9	$11,371	$558	$10,813
Benton Elementary School	Public	K-6	68350 Cr 31	Goshen	46526	Elkhart County	Fairfield Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(574) 831-2192	481	25	19.1	20.6%	413 (85.9%)	8 (1.7%)	45 (9.4%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)	81	173^rd of 1005 public elementary schools	82.8%		84.6	135^th of 1011 public elementary schools	86.6%	38			50.0	59.5	47.2	45.8			50.7	72.9	75.7	52.8	55.6			64.2	63.5	52.8	58.2	44.4		$9,320	$588	$8,733
Goshen High School	Public	9-12	401 Lincolnway East	Goshen	46526	Elkhart County	Goshen Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(574) 533-8651	1,717	114	15.0	61.2%	517 (30.1%)	51 (3.0%)	1,072 (62.4%)	23 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (3.1%)	34.7	285^th of 429 public high schools	33.6%		39	271^st of 432 public high schools	37.3%	14	37.9	16.2																			36.3	$11,378	$1,860	$9,518
Model Elementary School	Public	K-4	412 S Greene Rd	Goshen	46526	Elkhart County	Goshen Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 533-7677	474	32	14.7	65.2%	166 (35.0%)	24 (5.1%)	255 (53.8%)	7 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.2%)	38.6	635^th of 1005 public elementary schools	36.8%		35.5	671^st of 1011 public elementary schools	33.6%	36			30.7	36.6					33.5	37.6	40.9					39.2	37.6		37.6			$12,384	$2,401	$9,983
Parkside Elementary School	Public	K-4	1202 S 7th St	Goshen	46526	Elkhart County	Goshen Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 533-7765	334	23	14.4	66.8%	145 (43.4%)	13 (3.9%)	154 (46.1%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.1%)	32.4	704^th of 1005 public elementary schools	30.0%		29.5	733^rd of 1011 public elementary schools	27.5%	29			28.2	24.5					26.7	45.1	42.9					44.2	24.5		24.5			$13,700	$2,369	$11,331
Goshen Junior High School	Public	7-8	1216 S Indiana Ave	Goshen	46526	Elkhart County	Goshen Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(574) 533-0391	927	67	13.7	71.5%	292 (31.5%)	28 (3.0%)	569 (61.4%)	13 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.5%)	57.6	192^nd of 480 public middle schools	60.0%		51.9	230^th of 491 public middle schools	53.2%	38							31.1	37.6	34.2					32.4	48.5	40.1						$13,589	$1,872	$11,718
Waterford Elementary School	Public	K-4	65560 Sr 15	Goshen	46526	Elkhart County	Goshen Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 533-6811	400	31	12.8	61.3%	162 (40.5%)	5 (1.3%)	220 (55.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	53.9	468^th of 1005 public elementary schools	53.4%		45.1	577^th of 1011 public elementary schools	42.9%	109			32.5	47.1					39.3	47.5	52.9					50.0	42.9		42.9			$13,594	$2,358	$11,236
West Goshen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	215 Dewey Ave	Goshen	46526	Elkhart County	Goshen Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 533-7855	387	24	16.3	63.0%	105 (27.1%)	9 (2.3%)	239 (61.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.0%)	39.3	631^st of 1005 public elementary schools	37.2%		25.9	761^st of 1011 public elementary schools	24.7%	130			30.5	34.3					32.6	28.8	59.4					45.3	29.0		29.0			$13,053	$2,418	$10,635
Prairie View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1730 Regent St	Goshen	46526	Elkhart County	Goshen Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 534-4710	415	34	12.1	72.0%	161 (38.8%)	5 (1.2%)	218 (52.5%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.5%)	45.8	563^rd of 1005 public elementary schools	44.0%		48.7	538^th of 1011 public elementary schools	46.8%	25			41.0	31.8					37.0	53.0	41.3					48.0	30.2		30.2			$14,413	$2,392	$12,021
Goshen Intermediate School	Public	5-6	925 S Greene Rd	Goshen	46526	Elkhart County	Goshen Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(574) 534-8640	889	50	17.6	71.3%	317 (35.7%)	28 (3.1%)	497 (55.9%)	14 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.6%)								(n/a)					26.4	31.2			28.9			35.2	36.8			36.0		31.9	31.9	27.9		$12,521	$2,288	$10,232
Chandler Innovation Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	419 S. 8th St.	Goshen	46526	Elkhart County	Goshen Community Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(574) 533-8631	357	10	37.5	61.1%	137 (38.4%)	12 (3.4%)	186 (52.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.6%)								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 46526

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Goshen	0.42 mi	13	237^th
Elkhart	5.36 mi	32	350^th
New Paris	5.71 mi	1	124^th
Middlebury	7.75 mi	5	70^th
Millersburg	8.33 mi	1	116^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Indiana Department of Education.

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